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Overview

User Rating:
7.3/10   1,648 votes
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Director:
Ali Selim
Writers:
Will Weaver (short story "A Gravestone Made of Wheat") and
Ali Selim (writer)
Contact:
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Release Date:
31 July 2008 (Brazil) more
Genre:
Drama | Romance more
Tagline:
A love story
Plot:
Set in 1920, Inge travels from Germany to rural Minnesota meet the man destined to be her husband. Bureaucracy and social morality cause major complications. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
6 wins & 2 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(2 articles)
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User Comments:
Outstanding story telling, without crutches like special effects. more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Elizabeth Reaser ... Young Inge

Lois Smith ... Old Inge

Patrick Heusinger ... Young Lars
Stephen Pelinski ... Old Lars

Tim Guinee ... Young Olaf

Robert Hogan ... Old Olaf

Alan Cumming ... Young Frandsen
Paul Sand ... Old Frandsen

Jodie Markell ... Donna Torvik

Sage Kermes ... Mae Torvik
Kirsten Frantzich ... Lee
Stephen Yoakam ... Einar Torvik

Karen Landry ... Rose Torvik
James Cada ... Minister Thorwald
Debbie DeLisi ... Sarah Torvik
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Wedding Photo (USA) (working title)
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MPAA:
Rated PG for brief partial nudity and mild language.
Runtime:
110 min
Country:
USA
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Certification:
USA:PG | Argentina:Atp | UK:PG
Filming Locations:
Dawson, Minnesota, USA more
Company:
120dB Films more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Won the Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature at the Florida Film Festival. more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: During the train depot scene, the pendulum of the regulator clock on the wall is not moving yet as the scenes progress, the hands of the clock move from 2:10 to 3:30. Impossible for hands to move without the pendulum as it was not an electric clock and certainly not a quartz movement circa 1920. more
Quotes:
Brownie: You hungry? hungry?
[rubs stomach]
Inge: I could eat a horse.
Brownie: Well we could find dat.
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Movie Connections:
References The Godfather (1972) more

FAQ

A Note Regarding Spoilers
Is "Sweet Land" based on a novel?
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9 out of 12 people found the following comment useful:-
Outstanding story telling, without crutches like special effects., 24 May 2006
10/10
Author: kch-9 from Minnesota, United States

Like the previous reviewer, my roots are also of similar farming background. This film reminds us that many current issues - such as immigration and prejudice - are not so new. It also provides great insight into the challenges and obstacles faced (and overcome) by previous generations, in settling the land and creating so much we now take for granted. The cinematography and presentation techniques remind me of great films from the past, when telling a great story was top priority, instead of fire-hosing the audience with special effects and technical tricks. I absolutely agree with the previous reviewer - this film is a treasure, and worth seeing many times.

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